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I am hoping Lopez or Miller. Miller i think has a lot of potential but could go either way. Lopez i wasn't too impressed with during his stay in phoenix. Thought he looked Spastic and lost at times out there. Hopefully he'll thrive in a more defensive scheme.
Also hoping Solomon Alabi makes an impression just because he is HUGE!

I would be surprised. The team can let him go after ther season. I'm not sure how much he could bring in a trade.

It really doesn't matter, I love the offensive/leadership he brings to the team, but we don't need him. Even if we could get only a future 2nd I really wouldn't care. Or maybe we package him into a bigger deal if a player on the roster doesn't pan out.

My surprise players are Aminu and Lopez. I think Aminu's summer experience will be a huge pay off. Lopez has been in the shadow of his brother's success and finally get the minutes to prove himself. I always believe Robin was just as talented as Brook. I love the makeup off this team. Glad I never jumped ship since the Charlotte Hornets days.

Let's go with Vasquez. I think Greivis can become a solid starting point guard, which I feel like most people think is above his ceiling. His energy and love for the game is apparent, and I think that can hopefully translate into a big improvement this year.

Let's go with Vasquez. I think Greivis can become a solid starting point guard, which I feel like most people think is above his ceiling. His energy and love for the game is apparent, and I think that can hopefully translate into a big improvement this year.

I don't think Vasquez surprises at all because most of us expect him to be decent. He has physical/athletic limitations that probably can't be overcome enough to surprise us. Monty was already talking about him needing to get better on sticking with his man in Pick and Roll defense on the first day of practice.

Guys tend to overachieve due to opportunities they get that they otherwise would not (because of injury)

Think about it. Collison surprised because CP3 got hurt. Jason Smith's numbers were up last year because our entire front court got injured. Bellineli produced because we had no EG. And on and on and on.

Davis, Gordon, Anderson, Vasquez, Lopez, and Smith should perform at or above that of an average NBA player. If anybody else on this team exceeds that threshhold, it will be because they got way more minutes than we are currently anticipating, and that only happens because one of the aforementioned six gets injured

I don't think Vasquez surprises at all because most of us expect him to be decent. He has physical/athletic limitations that probably can't be overcome enough to surprise us. Monty was already talking about him needing to get better on sticking with his man in Pick and Roll defense on the first day of practice.

The reason I say is that is because, from what I have seen, most people think Vasquez's ceiling is spot starter. And I think he can surprise us by being a solid bordering on good starting point guard. To a lot of people here, that would be a surprise.

I think Henry will be a solid 2 off the bench. He is only 21 so he is still very young. I could potentially see him getting some minutes at the sf if Aminu doesn't figure things out. I really like X's work-ethic